May 15, 2013 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, God, Life's Lessons
Hey Gramps, I am an active member of the LDS church and I’m looking for answers/comfort regarding some of the atrocities I’ve learned about effecting large groups of children. Specifically, a recent TED talk by Sunitha Krishnan exposed the systemic selling...
May 14, 2013 | Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, When was “Another Testament of Christ” added to the front cover of the Book Of Mormon? I am thinking it was added when we got all the chapter headings and the footnotes. Could you tell me the year these things were added? Jordan ...
Mar 23, 2013 | Book of Mormon, God
Dear Gramps, If Heavenly Father absolutely will not violate anybody’s free agency, then how is he able to deliver people out of bondage? If their captors are absolutely unwilling to yield under any circumstances, are those they keep in bondage completely out of...
Feb 13, 2013 | Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, God, Happiness, Jesus Christ, Love, Missionary Work, Mormon Doctrine
Is there somewhere in the scriptures any reference related to the three dimensions of the Church (Preach the gospel, Perfect the Saints and Temple work) as a whole? Luis ____________ Luis, The purpose of the Church has been defined by revelation from its earliest...
Feb 8, 2013 | Book of Mormon
Was Alma the Elder married to one of the daughters of the Lamanites who were carried away into the wilderness by Noah? Karen __________ Hello Karen, We have no way of knowing for certain who Alma’s wife was. However, we know that Alma the Elder left the priests...
Jan 7, 2013 | Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, As I was in deep reading with the spirit, I was curious by the word “nine moons” in Omni 1:21. I’ve struggled to comprehend what the word means and is that ever related to astronomy or just a cultural word in their days? Deaf...
Dec 12, 2012 | Bible, Book of Mormon
What kind of weapons do you think angels use? Righteous _____________ Dear Righteous, In the scriptures angels wield all manner of metaphoric weaponry. Predating sci-fi by several thousands of years, the author of Genesis tells us that the cherubim guarding the...
Nov 29, 2012 | Book of Mormon, Holy Ghost
I enjoy reading your answers to questions that puzzle people. I just have a comment on the question of 3 Nephi 9:20. When I was baptized I did not know the Holy Ghost was part of me in the way that I do now. When a person like myself and also as the Lamanites had no...
Oct 26, 2012 | Bible, Book of Mormon, Current issues, God, Self Worth
I know that we are all God’s children and He loves us equally. But as I read scriptures (both Bible and Book of Mormon, I have noticed that God seems to have loved David in a special way over the rest of us. And He is very protective of women and warns man about the...
Oct 10, 2012 | Book of Mormon
Question Gramps, In 3 Nephi 18 the disciples were taught the sacrament ordinance and they all partook of the bread and the disciples were given the power to confer the Holy Ghost. How could that happen when they were baptized in Chapter 19? Sherwin ...